Baloo Enterprises · Urbana, Illinois

The other field.

I · Standing crop

Field crops, except cash grain. Forage and hay from Champaign County — the crops that are not the corn and soybean book.

Move through it — the field parts around you

II · Cut

The cut.

Cut when the stand is ready. Not a day before.

III · Cured

The windrow.

Cut and cured in rows — hay, not a grain bin.

IStandIICutIIIWindrow

Wind · Urbana, IL—

40.11° N · 88.20° W

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01The other bookChampaign County

Corn and soybeans are the county’s other book. This one is not that.

EntityBaloo Enterprises LLC

ClassField crops, except cash grain

Desk502 E Anthony Drive

TownUrbana, IL 61802

02The crop bookFour entries

Forage

Hay and green crops, cut and cured — not a grain bin.

Hay

The stand, cut when it is ready, cured in the windrow.

The field

Standing crop, windrow, and the season between.

Not cash grain

Corn and soybeans are the county’s other book. This one is not that.

03 — Cut and cured

Hay, not
a grain bin.

The windrow · Champaign CountyStanding crop → cut → cured

04The seasonToday on the wheel

Now, typically—Central Illinois

Cut when the
stand is ready.

Central Illinois forage follows the weather, not a slogan. First cut, a possible second, then the field goes quiet.

Quiet fieldOct – Mar

Spring growthApr – May

First cutLate May – Jun

RegrowthJul

Possible second cutJul – Aug

Going quietAug – Sep

A general pattern for the region, shown for orientation. Baloo does not publish a public calendar; the weather sets the real dates.

05UrbanaLive conditions

Urbana,
61802.

40.11° N · 88.20° W · Champaign County

502 East Anthony Drive. Between the university town and the open fields east of town — a lane off Anthony Drive.

—Local time

—Now

—Wind

URBANA

502 E Anthony Dr N ↑1-mile section grid · schematic

The desk

Write
the lane.

Call 217-336-8304 or write to info@balooenterprises.com.

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